Peace Be Unto Thee: The I Am

Neville's Inner Vision

Here, Gideon's face-to-face with the angel is your own awareness meeting a fragment of your truth. The fear gripping him is the last vestige of a self that believes in separation from the I AM. When he recognizes the messenger as the LORD, a transformation arises: the I AM speaks peace into the chamber of his mind. In Neville's terms, this is an inner revision: you, the I AM, encounter an image of the fulfilled self—the state you desire—arising within your consciousness. The words 'Peace be unto thee; fear not' are not external commands but your inner condition: you are moved from fear to calm by the recognition that you are already held in divine presence. There is no death, only a shift in perception: you do not die to your old self; you shed fear when you accept the joy, safety, and wholeness already yours in the I AM. Practice this: dwell in the feeling that you are in the LORD's presence now, and let peace replace fear in your inner dialogue.